India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Defence of Chitral 1895 (2025 Sepoy Kanh Singh 14th Sikhs) light scuff marks, otherwise very fine £1400-1600

Of the epic defence of Chitral Fort Lord Elgin was moved to write that ‘the steady front shown to the enemy, the military skill displayed in the conduct of the defence, the cheerful endurance of all the hardships of the siege, the gallant demeanour of the troops, and the conspicuous examples of heroism and intrepidity recorded, will ever be remembered as forming a glorious episode in the history of the Indian Empire and of its Army.’